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Welcome to Benn’s UMC

14571 Benn’s Church Blvd, Smithfield, Virginia 23430

Phone: (757) 357-3373

Email: bennsumc@yahoo.com

Facebook at: Benn’s United Methodist Church

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Benns-United-Methodist-Church-111344470563316

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/222342574479705/

We look forward to worshipping with you either way you choose!

We are back to our regular worship times and places: 9:00am in the FLC and 11:00am in the Sanctuary. We will continue to stream live from the 9:00am service on FB and the website.

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WORSHIP SERVICE VIRTUAL

9:00a.m.

June 20, 2021 Worship Service (click on the link below)

https://www.facebook.com/fred.eng/videos/10159470534745126

Vacation Bible School will be held this summer July 19-23 from 9 am – 12 pm each day! The theme is based on Society of St. Andrew and is called Abundance Orchard and will feature the Old Testament. Open to all children who have completed PreK3 through rising 6th graders.

Youth assistants are needed – contact Mary Nancy Saunders if you are interested in joining the fun! (mnsaunders59@gmail.com)

Adult helpers are also needed even if you only have one available morning.

Please continue to let us know of your needs and concerns! Please check on one another, pray for each other and for our nation and the world. This is a time of major disruption to our lives in many ways, but with God’s help we will get through this together.

Benn’s United Methodist Church
14571 Benn’s Church Blvd.
Smithfield, VA 23430 757 357-3373

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UMC Websites

United Methodist Church website: http://www.umc.org/

United Methodist Church-Basis of Our Faith: http:T/www.umc.org/what-we-believe/basics-of-our-faith

VA Conference of the United Methodist Church: https://www.vaumc.org/

New UMC Conference Resource Page: http://vaumc.org/prg/

We would like to welcome you to Benn’s United Methodist Church in Smithfield, Virginia.

Please feel free to contact the church office Tuesday through Friday from 9am to 3pm at 757-357-3373.

We look forward to seeing you in worship soon!

Pastor: Rev. Betsy Caudill

WORSHIP SERVICE

Please join us on Sundays for Worship!

We are back to our regular worship times and places! 9:00am in the Family Life Center (FLC) 11:00am in the Sanctuary

VIRTUAL:We will continue to broadcast live on FB and this website.

Worship Bulletin -Click on link below

Worship Bulletin 6-20-21

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Sunday School

Two of the adult Sunday School classes have

returned to in person Sunday school at 10:00 am.

The Woody Crook class will meet in the Family

Life Center and the Seekers’ class will be in the

classroom on the other side of the sanctuary. The

Mom’s Connect class and children’s Sunday School will return in the fall. WE NEED TEACHERS FOR Sunday School classes!! The materials are provided and easy to follow and fun and you will enjoy getting to know our younger members!

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Acolytes and Readers Needed

We are in need of acolytes and readers for the 11:00 service and readers for the 9:00 am service. If you are interested, please contact Ann Woleben
(awoleben46@gmail.com or 757-238-2520), Anne
Edwards (annreyne@yahoo.com or 357-5970) or the office. There would be a brief training session (following CDC guidelines).

Video Recording Volunteers

We are in need of video helpers for the 9:00

service.. We are using a cell phone and a tripod, so

it is easy!! If you would like to try it, call the office, 357-3373.

Offering Counters

Would you like to be an offering counter? You

only are committed to one Sunday a month. Please

let the office or Brita Mizelle

(ibasassymomma@yahoo.com) know if you would

be interested. You would be paired with a partner

and trained.

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Altar Flowers
Since we are now having more in person worship, we would like to have flowers for the altar. A sign up sheet is on the bulletin board outside the office or you can email bennsumc@yahoo.com your request for certain dates and if it is in honor or in memory of someone.

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We now have several options for making donations: You can mail in your check, use your bank’s Bill Pay option. Also, new is the “donate” button found on our website! For those that would like to donate stock or capital gains from their IRA accounts, please call the church office.

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Kits for Conference

Instead of collecting the usual Kits for Conference,

we will collect school supplies for our local schools. What they have asked for are: glue sticks, highlighters, and dry erase markers, Round tip scissors, 24-count crayons, 100-200 count pack of notebook paper (wide or college–ruled), pencils (Unsharpened), 2” or larger erasers, and composition books.

We are also collecting supplies for The Genieve

Shelter (www.thegenieveshelter.org) Trash bags-

13 gallon – unscented; paper towels, toilet paper,

cleaning products, Laundry detergent and bleach,

Light bulbs 60 watts, Washcloths, Bath towels,

Lysol Cans, Plastic Cups, Dish detergent, Batteries

all sizes, Gas gift cards for the clients; Office

supplies (copy paper, pens, paperclips, folders,

staples, staplers), Paper plates, Plastic containers to store food, Cooking Seasonings for food,

Perishable & nonperishable food, Sippy cups for

the toddlers, Cooking oil, Vinyl gloves for

cleaning (all sizes), Vinyl twin mattress covers,

Twin bed comforters, Pillows, Twin blankets,

Mops /brooms, Healthy Snacks, Pull- ups (all

sizes), Baby Wipes, and Umbrellas.

Benn’s will be a collection site for other churches

in Isle of Wight on June 19th from 2:00-4:00 pm. But you can drop off your donations anytime.

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Red Cross Blood Drive

The Smithfield Community Blood Drive will be

Thursday, July 22nd from 12:00 -6:00pm at Trinity United Methodist Church Fellowship Hall. Go online to set up an appointment. Benn’s UMC will be the sponso.r We will have prepackaged snacks and bottled water (provided by the Red Cross). Weneed the following: 3 volunteers for the first shift, 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.; 2 volunteers from 2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.; and 2 volunteers from 4:00 p.m. – 6:30p.m.

Please respond to Pam Jordan at Pam78@aol.com or text 757-810-5207 if you can help out or need more information. Thank you!

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Food Pantry

Beans, peas, corn, soup, peanut butter, canned meat, pasta, cereals, etc. COP needs all of these things. YOU can make a difference!! The shelves at COP have been bare this month and with schools closed kids will be home and hungry. Donations may be

left in the bin right inside the door that leads to the office.

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Be sure to visit our outdoor “Little Library”! Perfect place to find a great book to read!